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Dewey Decimal Number: 613.702573 EAN: 9780975306079 ISBN: 0975306073 Label: Socal Publishing Manufacturer: Socal Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 435 Publication Date: November 01, 2004 Publisher: Socal Publishing Studio: Socal Publishing Editorial Review: Product Description: As a first-of-its-kind U.S. travel guide for those who enjoy a good sweat and a healthy lifestyle, The Athletic-Minded Traveler takes the guesswork out of exercising on the road. Recognizing that millions of travelers factor into their hotel choice the quality of an accommodation's workout options, this book recommends the most fitness-focused hotels in three price categories and the best fitness venues such as health clubs, YMCAs, lap pools and running routes, in 78 popular U.S. travel destinations. Because reliable and accurate information is not available online (all hotels claim to have "state of the art" fitness facilities) nor attainable by calling the hotels directly (staff is usually uninformed), the co-authors traveled the country for three months to personally tour over 1,100 hotels and fitness venues that made their first cut. The result is over 500 frank recommendations that give readers options for wonderful accommodations AND fantastic workout options. Sweat, pump iron, run, swim, 300+ thread count sheets, 24-hour room service...whatever the trip criteria, this book has it covered. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Mind the subtitleJim Kaese and Paul Huddle have given us a reference work, not a discussion of what it means to be an athletic-minded traveler nor how to become athletic minded if you are a traveler doubling as a couch potato. Mind the subtitle: 'Where to work out and stay when fitness is a priority.' If a reference book for your or your travel agent is what you need, this is your book. If you want to figure out how to maintain some level of fitness in an ever-changing travel ... Read More Rating:  - Atheltic Minded Book wins a Gold MedalI received the Athletic Minded Traveler for Christmas. I was skeptical at first since I thought it was just another travel guide. Once I started looking at the book, however, I realized that it was extrememly helpful and the pithy writing made it a pleasure to read. Morover, the easy to use summary for the hotels allowed me to quickly and easily choose a hotel on my first business trip of 2006. (The guide was right on the money about the hotel.) This is an invaluable tool for anyone who travels, ... Read More Rating: - Best Travel Book Ever!I've actually used this book in a number of the cities and it saved me time and energy trying to find someplace to workout. Real information the hotels won't give you. How many times have we called hotels and been told they have something only to get there and its not the case? This book will make working out on the road extremely simple whether you are a casual athlete or an Ironman Triathlete!!!! Rating: - A fantastic resource!I gave several of these as xmas gifts to friends who travel for business and all of them can't stop raving about how useful it is--the authors obviously did their homework. I even got an email from one of my friends while he was on a business trip to tell me that he just got back from a health club recommended in the book where he ended up running next to a woman who asked him out for a date! Bet the authors never thought they would be making love matches! ... Read More Rating:  - missed alotJUST QUICKLY SKIMMED THROUGH YOUR BOOK. THIS IS GOOD FOR THE BEGINER, BUT I CAN NAME AT LEAST A DOZEN HIGH ENERGY TOP OF THE LINE PLACES TO WORK-OUT WHILE TRAVELING. I CAN DO THAT IN ABOUT THREE MORE CITIES. I THINK THIS IS GOOD FOR TRAVELERS IN THEIR OWN HOTEL. PERIOD. MY WIFE COMPETES IN TRI'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND I AM THE VACATION PLANNER. WE BOTH LIKE TO HAVE UPDATED EQUIPMENT WHEN WE TRAVEL, SO I MAKE IT A POINT TO INVESTIGATE THE AREAS. NICE ATTEMPT, ... Read More |
